Provides the latest RSS feeds for Uganda News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Uganda News.Net http://www.ugandanews.net/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:19:00 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:19:00 -0500 30 The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Monday. - - - - - EVENTS: * Seychelles ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264965&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:27:49 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264965&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Lately, the "nodding disease" in northern Uganda has taken the nation by storm! I listened in to the Capital Gang on Saturday, February 4, and I was disheartened to learn that while most ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264951&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:31 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264951&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The East African States must renegotiate the EAC Treaty to create the anticipated political federation, two prominent East African dons have said. They said as things stood, the integration of the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264958&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264958&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Ever since Katikkiro John Baptist Walusimbi announced the birth of Prince Richard Ssemakookiro, we have witnessed varied forms of reactions. Fortunately, the majority of the people I have interfaced ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264957&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:26 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264957&cat=faaba65027d16d8c In 1980, our Uganda Patriotic Movement leader Yoweri Museveni, announced that should the elections be rigged, he would resort to armed struggle. Indeed on this very day February 6, 31 years ago, ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264956&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:24 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264956&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Church bells are chiming in Toro kingdom. The talk in the western town of Fort Portal is centred on the planned July wedding of their stunning princess Ruth Komuntale to her African American ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264955&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:22 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264955&cat=faaba65027d16d8c WHEN tractors razed Naguru and Nakawa housing estates last year, it was like a chapter was being rubbed from Uganda's history. These estates, constructed for African workers by the colonial ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264954&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:20 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264954&cat=faaba65027d16d8c RUGBY Cranes veteran flanker Robert Seguya is such workhorse and Kobs should be wary of the fighting spirit he has instilled in the largely teenage Buffaloes team in the Nile Special Premier Rugby ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264953&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:17 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264953&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The father of the international judge Julia Sebutinde was on Thursday buried at St Mark's Church Namate, Entebbe where his late wife Aidah Nabwami Semambo was buried in 1994. He was 83. Moses ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264952&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:15 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264952&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Excuse me ma'am, how much is a pair of hips?" Sounds crazy, huh? But don't be surprised when you witness an over-the-counter inquiry on fake hips in a beauty shop around Kampala. he ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264959&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:13 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264959&cat=faaba65027d16d8c HISTORICALLY, physical planning often involves matters of large emotional stake such as ownership, financial losses, sense of belonging and survival. Modern planning also recommends public ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264960&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:11 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264960&cat=faaba65027d16d8c THE 15% salary increment promised to teachers next financial year is insignificant and will not improve their standards of living, the Uganda National Teachers' Union has said. The union ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264961&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:09 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264961&cat=faaba65027d16d8c THE Vision Group newspaper titles have recorded tremendous market performance, with the flagship New Vision, Bukedde and Sunday Vision titles emerging as leaders in the newspaper market. This is ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264962&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:06 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264962&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The editorial in Mwalimu of January 25, 2012 entitled, "UNEB should not disclose schools whose results are withheld" echoed popular sentiments. The writer argued that UNEB should not name ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264963&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:03 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264963&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has asked government to direct the 50 megawatts from Bujagali hydro-power project to the industrial sector. The Executive director Uganda Manufacturers ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264964&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:12:01 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264964&cat=faaba65027d16d8c UK independent Tullow Oil has signed new production sharing agreements with the Uganda government, clearing the way for a stalled farm-down deal in the East African country. The deal was sealed in ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264384&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:47 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264384&cat=faaba65027d16d8c As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), we must recognise that despite a sustained effort to rid this country of the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264375&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:46 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264375&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) has rejected the Central Bank reduction of the lending rates by a mere 1 percent. Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile on Wednesday announced a ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264147&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:44 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203264147&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Money and success sometimes go hand in hand, but there is no guarantee. Joint hosts Equatorial Guinea and Gabon have been the surprise teams of the tournament, riding on huge bonuses from the first ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263339&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:06:58 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263339&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Nation Media Group (NMG) has opened a new radio station, 98.7 KFM, in Rwanda. The radio, which has been positioned as a 'fresh hits, real talk' station, is targeting the youth in Kigali ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263338&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:06:57 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263338&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The High Court in Kampala has ordered former vice president Gilbert Bukenya to pay Shs107 million as election costs to his political rival Hussein Kasta Bukenya. The taxation fee follows an earlier ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263337&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:06:56 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263337&cat=faaba65027d16d8c to view it","BIND_NOTIFICATION":"To view the conversation {0} started, you must allow {1} to be associated with your Yahoo! account.","NO_CNV_MESSAGE":"There ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263336&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:44:09 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263336&cat=faaba65027d16d8c BRUSSELS -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest worry is the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263335&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:43:28 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203263335&cat=faaba65027d16d8c When my friends were graduating, I was not among them because I had missed one paper due to unpaid up tuition fees. Since I had no certificate or transcript, I could not apply for a job and I had to ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260898&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:37 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260898&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has issued an order stopping drivers from parking their vehicles in areas not demarcated as parking lots. Confirming the move yesterday, KCCA said express ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260901&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:27 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260901&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Public transport in Uganda is set for major transformation with the launch of a passenger shuttle service that will offer transport services within the country's capital ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260481&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:25 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260481&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Mufti Ramathan Mubajje on Saturday survived an angry Muslim mob in Mityana while in the area to swear in the district Kadhi, Abdu-Nuur Twebaze, as well as launch the district web ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260902&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:24 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260902&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Stakeholders in the cotton sector have asked Parliament to investigate how indicative cotton prices and levies are set by the cotton authority to the detriment of ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260899&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:23 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260899&cat=faaba65027d16d8c I respect you as the president of a professional body I have belonged to for a long time not to indulge, as you have, in personal abuses which appear in parts of your letter such as ill-advised, ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260903&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:21 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260903&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The governments of Uganda and South Sudan have launched a joint de-mining programme along their porous border to rid it of land mines planted during civil ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260904&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:18 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260904&cat=faaba65027d16d8c MTN Heathens and G4S Pirates won their latest round of games with a bonus point on Saturday to keep utl Kobs in sight as the Nile Special Rugby Premier League nears the halfway ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260905&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:16 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260905&cat=faaba65027d16d8c I think the Rev. Ruteikara's comment about the Kabaka missed the point. It is unwise to expect the King of Buganda to be more Christian than the Europeans that brought the religion to Africa. ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260906&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:05 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260906&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Disability is not inability. Patricia Apilli, 13, who is confined to a wheelchair defied all odds and competed effectively with other able bodied pupils at Prime View Education Centre in Tororo ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260907&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:55:02 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260907&cat=faaba65027d16d8c When the people of South Sudan celebrated the birth of their country last year, they didn't know that by that act, they were waking up a 74-year-old-man somewhere in France out of his ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260910&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:52 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260910&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The deputy commander of the UPDF Reserve Forces, Brig. Peter Kerim, is dead. His cousin, Mercelino Wanitho, said Kerim died yesterday morning at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala where he had been ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260909&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:50 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260909&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Students of St. Joseph's Girls School Nsambya during a science fair. One of the major obstacles that have limited girls' interest in science subjects is the false belief that sciences are ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260912&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:49 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260912&cat=faaba65027d16d8c These and many other questions are pertinent today as the UPDF observes Terehe Sita, the day 31 years ago when now Gen. Elly Tumwine, ignited the National Resistance Army (NRA) guerilla war with the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260913&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:48 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260913&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Relatives and a few friends, whom we had called to let know labour "proper" had kicked in, and to pray for us, were shocked when we called minutes later saying they had a new niece and ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260914&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:44 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260914&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Detectives aged 40 years and above have all been moved out of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID), with others transferred to other directorates, Daily Monitor has ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260916&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:30 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260916&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The retired Archbishop of Kampala, Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Feb. 5, addressing an African religious delegation at a high mass in the in the Sacred Heart cathedral here, encouraged them to carry on ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260897&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:32:00 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203260897&cat=faaba65027d16d8c How the Senegalese, especially those thronging the streets and getting fatally shot at, must be wishing that Mr Abdoulaye Wade would just disappear, preferably six feet under. The man, however, ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252292&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:57 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252292&cat=faaba65027d16d8c 1 whole leg of pork, with the skin intact, about 3 kg in weight 30 peeled garlic cloves 100g fennel seed Salt and freshly ground pepper 10 dried crumbled dry chilies Juice of 15 fresh limes 2 ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252301&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:56 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252301&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Common Market Protocol. For the sake of the integration dream and the credibility of the five Heads of State, East Africans need a realistic common market with no taxes on import-export trade and ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252302&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:55 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252302&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Africa's top seed Edwin Ekiring leaves Nsambya Sharing Hall after being shown the exit by Italian Wisnu Aryo Putro on Friday. PHOTO BY EDDIE ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252304&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:52 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252304&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Ndejje's Felix Sang has joined National champions Nkumba University as the Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF) transfer window closed yesterday. The power attacker, who was not a regular on the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252303&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:51 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252303&cat=faaba65027d16d8c After 16 wickets fell in the day Jimmy Anderson is prepared for another fraught Test match. Even though England, with Stuart Broad and Anderson to the fore, sharing seven wickets, managed to bowl ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252305&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:49 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252305&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Eriya Kategaya, the First Deputy Prime Minister and minister for East African Community Affairs, sets himself on the pedestal as one of the most incorruptible Ugandans, a thing he believes came to ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252300&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:48 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252300&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Irresponsible development of tourism facilities is watering down government efforts to protect wetlands, the Minister of State for Environment has ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252299&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:46 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252299&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Russia's deputy foreign minister has said Moscow could not support the latest UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria in its current form, the Interfax news agency ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252298&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:46 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252298&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Busitema University, one of the newest varsities in the country, has made a debut among the continent's best ranked 100 universities, according to the latest survey carried out by university ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252297&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:45 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252297&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Muslim youth of the Tabliq sect have handed in documents to the Inspector General of Police to prove claims that their former leader, Sheikh Sulaiman Kakeeto, illegally disposed of the controversial ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252296&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:44 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252296&cat=faaba65027d16d8c My name is Dr Benon Kigozi. I am the Music Director at Kampala International School Uganda (KISU). I am also a senior staff member of Makerere University, Department of Performing Arts and Film and ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252295&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:43 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252295&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Activities at Ewanga Health Centre in Arua District have been paralysed after the facility ran short of water and had to be closed temporarily last ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252294&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:43 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252294&cat=faaba65027d16d8c While Dubai and Abu Dhabi remain at the helm of the most prosperous Emirates in the UAE, other Emirates are joining the flow, this is a quick journey to the mountainous coastal city of ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252293&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:42 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252293&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Ten family members have been left stranded after fire destroyed their houses in Lajopi Ginnery Village, Adjumani District on Thursday night. According to an eye witness, the fire emerged from a ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252306&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:41 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252306&cat=faaba65027d16d8c The leader of those rowdy youth was a slightly built man by the name Sheikh Ahmed Iman Ali, and his religious fundamentalism caught the eye of Somali terror organisation Al-Shabaab which appointed ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252307&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:31:40 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203252307&cat=faaba65027d16d8c I finally found it. My village Serena. There is everything exciting about going to the village, but the food. I have failed to find the reason why there is never enough salt in food served in the ... http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203248023&cat=faaba65027d16d8c Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:24:54 -0500 The Monitor http://feeds.ugandanews.net/?rid=203248023&cat=faaba65027d16d8c